Jaeho Lee: When it comes to MCPs, everything we know about API design is wrong https://blog.fsck.com/2025/10/19/mcps-are-not-like-other-apis/

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10/22/2025, 6:56:01 AM

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When it comes to MCPs, everything we know about API design is wrong https://blog.fsck.com/2025/10/19/mcps-are-not-like-other-apis/

When it comes to MCPs, everything we know about API design is wrong

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